TODD SEAVEY
author of Libertarianism for Beginners and writer of/speaker about many other things

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Libertarian Party Convention vs. Republican Party Convention

I’m sure there are some Republicans who are rooting for things to get as silly and circus-like as possible at this weekend’s Libertarian Party convention, but one thing should give them pause: Given the way (small-l libertarian) Ron Paul delegates have been disrupting Republican state conventions this year to remind people that McCain’s not universally beloved, wackiness at the LP convention in Denver could be a foretaste of what the GOP’s early-September gathering in Minneapolis will look like, for good or ill. Hee hee…